Another good reason not to waste two months salary

Funny, just recently I was ranting about some people's obsession with engagement rings.  Here's another good reason not to spend two months salary on a piece of jewelry: 

[Lefkos] Hajji, of Hackney, east London, had concealed a $12,000 engagement ring inside a helium balloon. The idea was that she would pop the balloon as he popped the question.

But as he left the shop, a gust of wind pulled the balloon from his hand and he watched the ring -- and quite possibly the affections of his girlfriend -- sailing away over the rooftops.

"I couldn't believe it," he told The Sun newspaper.

"I just watched as it went further and further into the air.

"I felt like such a plonker. It cost a fortune and I knew my girlfriend would kill me."

Hajji spent two hours in his car trying to chase and find the balloon, without success.

"I thought I would give Leanne a pin so I could literally pop the question," he said.

"But I had to tell her the story -- she went absolutely mad. Now she is refusing to speak to me until I get her a new ring."

He is hoping the ring will still turn up.

"It would be amazing if someone found it," he added.

He should be hoping someone finds it so he can sell the ring and get his money back.  I strongly advise him not to give Leanne a new ring. 

She is refusing to speak to him until he gets her a new ring?  What the hell is she mad about?  He's the one who's out $12,000. 

If I were Leanne, I'd be touched by the guy's romantic intention.  I definitely would not be demanding that he shell out $12,000 for another ring.  However, he'd have to put up with a lifetime of my telling the story and teasing the crap out of him for losing the balloon.

Perhaps she's angry that he was careless with such an expensive object.  However, if that is the case, she should be second-guessing whether she should marry someone with different values, not demanding a new engagement ring.

Press the dump button, Lefkos!  The divorce will cost you a lot more than $12,000.

Comments

[Sleestack Love Machine]

Poor bastid.
He should definitely drop her like the useless parasite that she is.
On the other hand, had he never been exposed to helium balloons before? Was this outcome really so surprising? Was there really ever a ring or is he just being quite clever? If it his the latter, then I'd have to tip the old hat there.

[Grouchy Woman]

Oh, the old pretend-to-put-an-imaginary-engagement-ring-in-a-helium-balloon-and-then-let-it-go gag. Half a dozen guys tried to pull that one on me.

[Bastid]

If I were him and I found the ring, I'd use hydrogen the next time and have her pop it with a cigarette.